On 60 Minutes last night they reported on Conflicker and other potential internet threats. I thought this story was very well done (it even comes with a surprise ending!). You can watch it here.

What is particularly interesting is that even the guy from Symantec (makers of Norton Antivirus) says antivirus is simply not enough to protect your computer. Norton has to issue an update every 5 minutes in an attempt to keep up! Dan blogged on this last week in "From the Horses Mouth". I was also pleased to see that they illustrated how anyone can be infected by such simple acts as leaving your computer on overnight, visiting a hacked website or getting messages from friends on social networking sites.

To toot our own horn, I think SmartSwipe is the only thing available that will, at least in some way, protect you. You may not know if a hacker has taken over your computer, Symantec may not know a hacker has taken over your computer, but at least your information won't be exposed if you shop online using SmartSwipe.